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(FTP/06) A low aspect ratio tokamak transmutation system

  (This paper was rapporteured in lecture FT1/2)  

 
L. J. Qiu , Y. C. Wu , B. J. Xiao , S. J. Wang , Y. P. Chen , Q. Xu , B. Wu , X. P. Liu , Y. X. Chen 
 
Institute of Plasma Physics, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box1126, Hefei, Anhui, 230031, China

Abstract
A low aspect ratio tokamak  energy system has been proposed, which aims at the near time application of the fusion energy. This system include a low aspect ratio tokamak as fusion neutron driver, a Radioactivity Clean Nuclear power System as blanket  and a novel concept of liquid metal  conductor as center conductor post. On the conceptual design 100MW driver under $\rm 1MW/m^2$ neutron wall loading can transmute High Level Waste (include minor nuclides and fission products) produced by 10 GW PWR, self-sustain tritium and output a great mount of energy. After the operation of 30 years, the BHP level of whole system will decreased 2 orders of magnitude.

 

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